National Association of Bunco Investigators

National Association of Bunco Investigators

The word "bunco" comes from the Spanish word "banco," meaning bank, and is used to describe several swindle schemes. Other terms for the swindles are confidence or con games.
NABI has over 800 members in law enforcement and related fields devoted exclusively to assist in the identification, apprehension, and prosecution of Confidence Crime and certain other Non-Traditional Organized Crime group suspects.

The crimes committed by these suspects are particularly devastating to our senior citizens. Examples of these crimes are: Pigeon Drop, Bank Examiner Scheme, Home Repair Fraud, Fortune Telling Fraud, Sweetheart Swindles, Home Invasion Burglaries, Handkerchief Switch, Lottery Scam and many other crimes that exploit the elderly.

NABI enhances communication between agencies and allows members to share information by publishing: a bi-monthly bulletin, distributing a weekly intelligence log, printing descriptions of current crimes, maintaining a database of suspects, and providing expert training by conducting regional and national seminars. Who should join? Patrol Officers, Investigators, Crime Prevention Specialists, Intelligence Officers, Training Personnel, Prosecutors, first responders in the Adult Protective Services Field and other professionals in related fields such as Insurance, Banking and Retail Security.

No one can do it alone but by working together and sharing information we help solve difficult cases. Join us now and assist in the common goal of arresting and prosecuting these criminal groups.


Welfare Fraud - Rampant fraud is costing California taxpayers as much as $1.5 billion a year -- half of the welfare money it pays to needy families for child care, officials say. LA Daily News undated

Gypsies: the Usual Suspects - The detectives weren't studying run-of-the-mill scam artists. Their target was the Rom, tagged with a reputation as criminals, fairly or not. LA Times 01/30/2006

Self-Proclaimed "Gypsies" Bilking Tusconans" Self-proclaimed "Gypsies" who were bilking Tusconans arrested in Tucson. KOLD News 13 undated